A man is dead following a paraglider accident that happened on July 15 in Hendersonville at the Hendersonville Airport.
According to a Henderson County Sheriff's Office incident report, 60-year-old Ryan Mark Nelson of Hendersonville was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident happened at 9:15 a.m. July 15, the report said.
Two witnesses talked to the sheriff's office about the fatal crash at the scene. The sheriff's office is still investigating the crash.
News 13 also reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said it was made aware of the fatal crash, but said the powered parachute isn't considered an aircraft by the FAA.
"The powered parachute was an ultralight vehicle, which does not meet the criteria necessary to be defined as an aircraft. The FAA defers the investigation of the accident to local law enforcement," the FAA told News 13.
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